Includes Moosehead Lake Forests Where Plum Creek Proposes Massive Development Today, the Federal Register published a proposed rule by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that would protect Canada lynx and their habitat including more than 10,000 square miles of the Maine woods in a “critical habitat” zone, which would require separate review and stricter Read More
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NRCM Commends Wind Power Task Force
Recommendations Would Make Maine a Leader in Wind Power The Natural Resources Council of Maine today heralded the final report of Governor Baldacci’s Task Force on Wind Power Development. The report calls for at least 2,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power in Maine by 2015 and at least 3,000 MW by 2020, as part of Read More
Maine Parents Demand Action on Toxins in Baby Bottles
New Study Shows Bottles Leach Dangerous Chemical When Heated Press Release from the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine On Thursday, Maine health and environmental organizations released a national study of baby bottles tested for the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Bottles from across the United States and Canada, including one bottle purchased in Topsham, Read More
LURC Takes One Step Forward for Clean Energy, Not Two
NRCM news release Today, Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission made two important decisions on the future of wind power in Maine. “The Commission could have taken two steps forward on clean energy for Maine; instead they took one,” said NRCM Clean Energy Director Dylan Voorhees. The Land Use Regulation Commission voted 4-2 to recommend rejecting Read More
Experts Predict Widespread Impacts from Plum Creek Plan
Wildlife, Water Quality, and Character of Moosehead Lake at Risk AUGUSTA, November 8, 2007—Today, Maine’s two leading environmental organizations described the potential harm to the Moosehead Lake region that could occur as a result of Plum Creek’s proposed development plans for the area. The adverse impacts were identified by a 12-member team of environmental, wildlife, Read More
NRCM Statement about Experts’ Predictions of Widespread Impacts from Plum Creek Proposal
by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director In less than one month, the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will begin hearings on the largest development proposal the state of Maine has ever seen. Plum Creek’s massive development plan for the Moosehead Lake region has been the focus of attention for the past three years, and now Read More
New Voices Come Out in Opposition to Proposed Coal Plant
14 million pounds of coal a day would make Wiscasset the “grittiest village” in Maine Natural Resources Council of Maine * Back River Alliance Today, on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset, the Back River Alliance hosted a news conference to highlight the growing opposition to a proposed coal-fired power plant and diesel Read More
NRCM Statement on Proposed Coal Power Plant in Wiscasset
I am here today to announce the decision by the Natural Resources Council of Maine to oppose the coal gasification facility proposed by Point East for the town of Wiscasset. NRCM has many members in Wiscasset and the surrounding towns. They and many others asked us to examine this proposal closely. We have concluded that Read More
NRCM and Maine Audubon Support Revitalized Moosehead Ski Area
Natural Resources Council of Maine * Maine Audubon Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine Audubon submitted a letter to Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission in support of the concept of Jim Confalone’s announced intention to revitalize the downhill ski resort he owns at Moose Mountain, overlooking Moosehead Lake. Mr. Confalone has publicly Read More
